Cyclone V Device Overview
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Note:
Although the FPGA fabric and HPS are on separate power domains, the HPS must
remain powered up during operation while the FPGA fabric can be powered up or down
as required.
Related Information
Cyclone V Device Family Pin Connection Guidelines
Provides detailed information about power supply pin connection guidelines and
power regulator sharing.
Hardware and Software Development
For hardware development, you can configure the HPS and connect your soft logic in
the FPGA fabric to the HPS interfaces using the Platform Designer (Standard) system
integration tool in the Intel Quartus Prime software.
For software development, the Arm-based SoC devices inherit the rich software
development ecosystem available for the Arm Cortex-A9 MPCore processor. The
software development process for Intel SoCs follows the same steps as those for other
SoC devices from other manufacturers. Support for Linux, VxWorks®, and other
operating systems is available for the SoCs. For more information on the operating
systems support availability, contact the Intel sales team.
You can begin device-specific firmware and software development on the Intel SoC
Virtual Target. The Virtual Target is a fast PC-based functional simulation of a target
development system—a model of a complete development board that runs on a PC.
The Virtual Target enables the development of device-specific production software that
can run unmodified on actual hardware.
Related Information
International Altera Sales Support Offices
Dynamic and Partial Reconfiguration
The Cyclone V devices support dynamic reconfiguration and partial reconfiguration.
Dynamic Reconfiguration
The dynamic reconfiguration feature allows you to dynamically change the transceiver
data rates, PMA settings, or protocols of a channel, without affecting data transfer on
adjacent channels. This feature is ideal for applications that require on-the-fly
multiprotocol or multirate support. You can reconfigure the PMA and PCS blocks with
dynamic reconfiguration.
Partial Reconfiguration
Note:
The partial reconfiguration feature is available for Cyclone V E, GX, SE, and SX devices
with the "SC" suffix in the part number. For device availability and ordering, contact
your local Intel sales representatives.
Partial reconfiguration allows you to reconfigure part of the device while other sections
of the device remain operational. This capability is important in systems with critical
uptime requirements because it allows you to make updates or adjust functionality
without disrupting services.
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